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Wadebridge Town Council Minutes of the Council meeting held on Tuesday 28 February 2017 at 7pm in the Main Hall, Wadebridge Town Hall Present: Cllrs; C Buchanan, E Gill, N Hawken, H Hyland, M Kendall, J Leach, A Pennington, A Richardson (arrived 7.08pm), P Starling, T Rush & P Tofi. Public Present : Cornwall Councillors Karen McHugh & Steve Knightley, Graham Smith, Mrs Leach, Graham Dudman, Grenville Stanbury, Andrew Hawkey (Rugby Cub), Mr & Mrs Mockford, Angela & Geoff Richardson, Steve Kessel, Helen Rawe, Peter Collis and Michael Buxton & Graham Fincham (PA16/10641). In Attendance : Anne Minnis (Town Clerk) & Beverley Collins (Minutes). Housekeeping – The Mayor advised of evacuation routes in case of an emergency (there were no hazards to note) and reminded all those present of the following: • That the meeting may be filmed or recorded. • Members and members of the public to turn mobile phones to silent. • Should a Member or member of the public wish to film or photograph the meeting please sit in the ‘Film/Photograph Area’. • Members of the public, children or vulnerable persons who do not wish to be filmed or photographed please sit in the ‘No Film/Photograph Area’. 323/17 Apologies – apologies were received from Cllrs Bassett & Jones. • It was RESOLVED to accept apologies from Cllr Bassett who had a family commitment. • It was RESOLVED to accept apologies from Cllr Jones who had a conflicting work commitment. • Cllr Richardson had advised she would arrive late. 324/17 Declarations of Interest – a) Pecuniary Interests (To declare those interests which have been declared on your Register of Interests relevant to the Agenda of the meeting. Whenever the item is being discussed, including public participation, Councillors must leave the room and not take part in the discussion and decision) – None. b) Non Registerable Interests (To declare non registerable interests at the start of the meeting or whenever the interest becomes apparent. When the item is being discussed, including public participation, Councillors must leave the meeting and not take part in the discussion or decision) – None. c) Dispensations – None. 325/17 Minutes of Last Meetings – The Minutes of the meeting held on the 8 February 2017 were RESOLVED to be a true record of the meeting subject to the following amendments to page 87 : ADD Cllr Richardson as present. REMOVE the words ‘Cllr Bassett was absent from the meeting’. The Minutes were signed by the Mayor. Minutes of Town Council Meeting, 28 February 2017 Page 93 Chair’s initials 326/17 Public Participation – • Members of the Public – Mr Buxton (Developer, PA16/10641, Church Park) addressed Members regarding local concerns and issues. Referred to the comments of support submitted in the Neighbourhood Plan informal consultation and the addendum recently submitted which the Town Council was consulted on. Also referred to the Town Council’s previous comment and advised that legal advise had been taken and confirms that the Town Council can submit an additional changed comment. The Town Council was asked to respectively support the proposal. Images relating to the landscape were circulated for Members information. Cllr Pennington advised that a mistake had been made when submitting the previous comment in that the words ‘not supported’ had been included in the comment. Action to correct the comment was being taken. 7.08pm, Cllr Richardson arrived. Helen Rawe addressed Members on the proposed development at Church Park. Some of the points noted included; would hope that any new development would be contained to the town side of the bypass and concerned with the impact to the current infrastructure. Referring to the proposed development at Bodieve the following was noted; protection needed for small rural areas such as Bodieve. The same concerns as for Church Park development apply, existing services are all struggling. Had thought that the site was allocated for mixed use purposes. Cllr Pennington advised that the site is still emerging in the draft plan and that the forthcoming Regulation 14 consultation will allow the community to submit further comments. Cllr Gill stated that development within the town will strangle it. Andrew Hawkey addressed Members as both the representative of the Rugby Club and on a personal level advising that the Rugby Club support out of town development as it will avoid clogging up the town. As a personal opinion Mr Hawkey reminded Members of the history of the St Matthews Hill development which was originally out of town and has become a nice development and sensible as it doesn’t clog the centre of town. The Rugby Club would ask that the Town Council support the local community and the application. The Mayor reiterated the remit of the Regulation 14 consultation. • Reports from Cornwall Councillors – Cllr Knightley referred to the Boundary Commission’s proposed reduction of Cornwall Councillors. In relation to current controversial planning issues Cllr Knightley advised that he supports the proposed development at Ball Roundabout which has been included in the Neighbourhood Plan from the outset. Referring to the recent consultation Cllr Knightley advised that he considers it to be weighted by interested parties. Proposed development at Sladesdbridge has 48 objections listed with only 4 listed for the Ball Roundabout site. The Neighbourhood Plan relies on evidence obtained from various consultations and the Sladesbridge site was not supported whereas the Ball Roundabout site was – a democratic decision was taken. Both applications are for outline consent and will be considered at the Cornwall Council Strategic Planning Committee meeting on Thursday (2 March 2017). Dependent on the outcome of the meeting full applications will then being submitted possibly with amendments based on comments received from councils – Cllr Knightley advised his decision will remain the same. Noted that the respective Planning Officers do not support either application. A toolkit is available which allows Officers to approve applications through use of conditions. In relation to future development Cllr Knightley referred to the Neighbourhood Plan not being relevant as the Government Inspector will make planning decisions if submitted applications continue to be not supported Sladesbridge proposal – discussion took place around the Town Council’s meeting of 21 December 2016 where the application had been considered. Minutes of Town Council Meeting, 28 February 2017 Page 94 Chair’s initials Cllr Pennington confirmed that the Town Council’s Minutes (of 21 December 2016) show that there had been no vote to ‘not support’ the Sladesbridge proposal and that an error had been made when submitting comments to the planning portal. Cllr Karen McHugh also referred to the Town Council meeting. Cllr McHugh advised she endorses Cllr Knightley’s comments in that affordable housing is needed for Wadebridge and that one development at least is in need of approval. Reference was made to both the Bodieve and Sladesbridge sites – Sladesbridge proposal has merits and suggested that the support for it is looked at democratically and to encourage representation and feedback. Cornwall Council budget – meeting held with a 4% rise in council tax being agreed. Cuts made by Central Government will affect various areas including a shortfall in social care. Cabinet has approved the controversial Capital of Culture bid which Truro City Council is supporting. Further support to reduce the impact to tax payers is being sought. Cllr McHugh advised the bid refers to an increase in jobs and the economy but she remains sceptical. PA16/02955, proposed development at land off Trevanion Road, Cllr McHugh advised an appeal hearing date of 10 April 2017 has been set and she would like to work with the Town Council to fight the appeal. Minutes of meeting held 21 December 2017 – Cllr Pennington advised content of the Minutes in relation to the proposed development at Sladesbridge. 327/17 Planning – a. Applications – It was RESOLVED to make the following responses to Cornwall Council : i. PA16/10638 : Mr George Edward-Collins, Cornish Traditional Cottages, 3 Eddystone Court, Eddystone Road, Advertisement consent to display two fascia signs. SUPPORTED. ii. PA17/01253 : The Charles Brekin Will Trust c/o G & I Chisholm Solicitors, Site Adjacent to 1 Riversdale, Polmorla Road, Construction of dwelling in former garden. SUPPORTED. b. Additional Comments – The Mayor advised information regarding submission of add comments in relation to recent nhp consult. (copy attached). i. EGLOSHAYLE PARISH - PA16/10641 : Mr Graham Fincham, Progress Land (Wadebridge) Ltd., Land North of Higher Church Park, Egloshayle, Application for Outline Consent for a mixed-use neighbourhood of Wadebridge, comprising : up to 600 dwellings; 0.5 Form Entry Primary School; Local Centre comprising up to 650m 2 of A1 convenience retail use, up to 150m 2 of A3 cafe use and up to 450m 2 of D1 community space; up to 1,300m 2 of B1 employment use; Cycle and car parking; open space and green infrastructure; sustainable drainage system; new primary and secondary accesses from the A389 and Treworder Lane; a network of streets and footways on the Application Site and associated development. (Information previously circulated to Members via email). Cllr Pennington reminded Members of previous comments submitted and advised further information including current education issues. Suggestion to look at the benefits of the scheme at a strategic level. Cllr Pennington advised information relating to Cllr Jeremy Varcoe, Egloshayle Parish Council’s representative to the Steering Committee, who has a conflict of interest with the application due to a position held on the Camel Valley and Bodmin Moor Protection Society which is a lobby group who have listed the proposed development as a concern on their website. Concerns with integrity were raised and Cllr Pennington relayed advice from the Monitoring Officer in that Cllr Varcoe has a non-registerable interest and is therefore not permitted to make representation at the Strategic Planning Meeting on 2 March 2017.